Background
Kliger is Jewish, and was born in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Kliger is Jewish, and was born in Tel Aviv, Israel.
He started sailing and competing when he was 8 years old. He competes with the club Hapoel Tel Aviv. In May 2003, he was ranked # 1 in the world.
In June 2007, he came in third place in the Men"s 470 ISAF Sailing World Championships, in Cascais, Portugal.
In January 2008, he and partner Gal came in third place in the Men 470 World Championships, in Melbourne, Australia. In April 2008, the pair was ranked third in the world in the 470 class dinghy.
Kliger and Gal competed on behalf of Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, in Men"s 470-Class Two-Person Dinghy, coming in 15th and 14th place, respectively. In 2009, Kliger began partnering with Israeli Eran Sela, a windsurfer from Sdot Yam, in the 470.
In 2010, Kliger was ranked the # 2 skipper in the 470 by ISAF. In 2011, they came in 4th place at the 470 World Championship, and in 7th at the 2012 World Championship.
In 2012, Kliger and Sela also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 15th place.